Crime Rates at Butts Close, Witheridge, Tiverton, EX16 8AJ

Butts Close area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Bishop's Nympton , and the 55th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in North Devon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Butts Close (EX16 8AJ) in the last 12 months was 93.6 per 1,000 residents and was 262.6% higher than the Bishop's Nympton average (25.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butts Close (EX16 8AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.